ARTiST: David Gilmour
TiTLE: David Gilmour
LABEL: EMI
GENRE: Rock
TiME: 48:46 min
SiZE: 69,1 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Aug-14-2006
RELEASE DATE: Aug-14-2006
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Mihalis 06:01
02. There's No Way Out Of Here 05:24
03. Cry From The Street 05:20
04. So Far Away 06:10
05. Short And Sweet 05:35
06. Raise My Rent 05:52
07. No Way 06:15
08. Deafinitely 04:28
09. I Can't Breathe Anymore 03:41
Release Notes:
By the time of Gilmour's solo debut, he had not only
established himself several times over as an
underrated, powerful guitarist in Pink Floyd, but as
a remarkably emotional singer, his soothing approach
perfectly suited to such songs as "Wish You Were
Here." The self-titled album, recorded with
journeyman bassist Rick Wills and Sutherland
Brothers drummer Willie Wilson, later to be part of
the touring Floyd lineup for its Wall dates, isn't a
deathless collection of music in comparison to
Gilmour's group heights, but is a reasonably
pleasant listen nonetheless. Certainly it's much
more approachable than Animals, released later that
year, eschewing epics for relatively shorter,
reflective numbers. While Gilmour wrote the vast
majority of the songs himself, the most successful
number was cowritten with Unicorn member Ken Baker:
"There's No Way Out of Here," an agreeably dreamy,
wistful song featuring an attractive acoustic slide
guitar/harmonica hook. That it sounds a bit like a
Pink Floyd outtake certainly doesn't hurt, but one
figures Roger Waters would have tried for some
heavily barbed lyrics to offset the melancholy.
Throughout the album Gilmour sounds like he's having
some jamming fun with his compatriots in his own
particular blues-meets-the Home Counties style,
adding keyboard overdubs here and there (his efforts
are passable, but it's understandable why he's known
for his guitar work first and foremost). Numbers of
note include "Cry From the Street," with its fully
rocked out conclusion, the sweetly sad "So Far
Away," one of his best vocal showcases, and the
concluding "I Can't Breathe Anymore," capturing the
recurrent Pink Floyd theme of isolation quite well.
While one would be hard pressed to hum a memorable
melody outside of "There's No Way Out of Here," it's
still a good enough experience for those who enjoy
his work.